brokenword
nounUK /ˈbrəʊkənwɜːd/
US /ˈbroʊkənwɜːrd/
A word that is spelled wrong or split into pieces.
The teacher circled the brokenword on my spelling test.
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2. A word that has been cut into two parts by a line break.
The brokenword at the end of the line looked strange.
3. A made-up word that does not follow normal rules.
The silly poem was full of brokenwords.
4. A word that no longer works in a sentence because it is out of place.
He fixed the brokenword so the sentence made sense.